I have often been critical of Shultz for his hyper partisan attitude but I have to give credit that he's calling out one of his own. Admittedly he may be doing so in this case for equally partisan reasons (IE Weiner is hurting his cause) but fairness demands I acknowledge the statement. Click here to watch the video courtesy of RCP … [Read more...] about Ed Shultz to Weiner: Resign Now
Weiner Scandal Goes Wide and Gets Wild
WASHINGTON - The tabloid plot thickens today, with TMZ jumping in to offer their version, taking over the National Enquirer role in a political scandal that late night comics like David Letterman aren't about to stop using. Rep. Weiner has failed the Jack Ryan politics 101 survival test: “Give them no place to go, nothing to report, no story.” It's the art of political … [Read more...] about Weiner Scandal Goes Wide and Gets Wild
One Reason for Poverty: Mental Burnout
Why are there so many poor, unemployed, uneducated and socially dysfunctional people in the U.S. – once the undisputed wealthiest and most advanced nation on earth? The U.S. has a huge number of demoralized, disengaged, and disheartened people. The recent economic news is nothing to celebrate when it may indicate a deeper economic and political crisis to come. On an … [Read more...] about One Reason for Poverty: Mental Burnout
Howcum The Powerful Sometimes Can’t Help But Help Themselves To The Help?
MR. WEINER, WERE YOU EVER FULLY ERECT? ~ Question shouted at press conference The recent falls of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dominic Strauss-Kahn from their lofty perches and the imminent fall of Anthony Weiner from his begs the question as to why people who have everything -- money, power and prestige -- can't kept their hands off the help, whether they be secretaries, … [Read more...] about Howcum The Powerful Sometimes Can’t Help But Help Themselves To The Help?
ABC News/Washington Post Poll: Romney Beats Economy Battered Obama
The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll has a double whammy of bad news for President Barack Obama: (1) He is being politically battered by the economy and (2) former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney now leads him in the poll: An announcement bump for Mitt Romney and a bus-tour boost for Sarah Palin put the pair atop the field for the Republican presidential nomination. … [Read more...] about ABC News/Washington Post Poll: Romney Beats Economy Battered Obama
“If you’re not famous…be thankful”
That's the title of this admittedly Christian and, I hope, charitable, take on what's come to be called Weinergate. … [Read more...] about “If you’re not famous…be thankful”
Quote of the Day: On the Mood of the Republican Party
Our political Quote of the Day comes from The New Republic's Walter Shapiro on the current mood in the Republican Party: As write-in queen Lisa Murkowski can testify, social media can be serve as a powerful tool for organizing brigades of pencil-pushing voters willing to make electoral history. Of course, the current none-of-the-above mood among many Republican … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: On the Mood of the Republican Party
Men Will Be Boys (Guest Voice)
Men Will Be Boys by Martha Randolph Carr Rep. Anthony Weiner, (D, NY) has admitted that the Tweeted photo of himself in the tidy whities is actually him. Apparently, there are other images of a shirtless Weiner sent to another young woman that have recently surfaced as well. Putting a face to the first image seems to have caught Weiner in his lies. There is an element to … [Read more...] about Men Will Be Boys (Guest Voice)
In the Mean Time (Guest Voice)
In The Mean Time by Hart Williams Horny makes you stupid. If you didn't know that, I salute you for your lack of libido and mind-altering hormones. I spent ten years in LA's porn underground, and so sexting and tweeting "raunchy" photos doesn't really do it for me. There's not much that I haven't seen, or that affects me with that visceral "ick" factor that seems the … [Read more...] about In the Mean Time (Guest Voice)
What Do Republicans Have Against Detroit?
PRESIDENT OBAMA AT A TOLEDO JEEP PLANT LAST WEEK The saga of Detroit's Big Two and a Half automakers over the past decade has been a riches to rags to riches story that Republicans, as has so often been the case, are finding reason to criticize and not celebrate although it is a rare bright spot amidst economic gloom. Long story short, General Motors, Ford and … [Read more...] about What Do Republicans Have Against Detroit?
The Dumbing Down Sweepstakes
Stupidity is so rampant now that the problem is to distinguish between the trivial and the significant. Lost in the flood of sewage news about Anthony Weiner’s underwear and Sarah Palin’s Paul Revere gaffe are much more important examples of the dumbing down of American politics, where knowledge and insight keep giving way to slogans and invincible ignorance. “Last … [Read more...] about The Dumbing Down Sweepstakes
Weiner’s Apology to Andrew Breitbart a Bitter Pill to Swallow
WASHINGTON - After admitting that he sent the "lewd" photo via private direct message via Twitter that ended up public, Rep. Weiner revealed he did what he's been accused of doing, which is to engage and interact before and after his marriage with women, whom he said he mostly met via Facebook. "Deep weakness" is how he characterized his actions, that he said goes back "3 … [Read more...] about Weiner’s Apology to Andrew Breitbart a Bitter Pill to Swallow
Weiner Pic (Cartoon)
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Weinerwear (Cartoon)
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Weiner’s Twitter DM Fail
Had I posted on this topic before I'd be eating my words. Oh well. The harder they fall... He made the most elementary of Twitter mistakes, sending a public @reply instead of a direct message. Maybe he should have read the howto. Mashable calls it: ...certainly the biggest “DM fail” we can think of (at least in terms of resulting media circus). That’s not to say … [Read more...] about Weiner’s Twitter DM Fail
Too Late? Weiner’s Mea Culpa
When are politicians going to learn that (a) lying in a digital age about digital stuff is a lose-lose situation and (b) to keep their trousers (virtual or analog) zipped? "To be clear, the picture was of me, and I sent it. I'm deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife, and our family, my constituents, my friends, my supporters and my staff," he said, claiming he'd … [Read more...] about Too Late? Weiner’s Mea Culpa
Tom Ricks Mistrusts Germany
Today is the 67th anniversary of D-Day. 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to fight Nazi Germany on June 6, 1944. Steven Spielberg captured this heroic and scary moment very well in Saving Private Ryan. Today most US experts -- with the notable exception of Tom Ricks -- do not worry about a war with Germany or a return of militarism and Nazi ideology in … [Read more...] about Tom Ricks Mistrusts Germany
Remember David Vitter?
Memeorandum and Fox news are are full of demands Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign. But does anyone remember David Vitter who is still in the Senate four years after this. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman dubbed the "D.C. Madam," making him the first member of Congress to become ensnared in the … [Read more...] about Remember David Vitter?
Bibi Refuses To Meet With American Representatives
Cross-posted to the Debate Link A group of five American Representatives travelling to Israel sought but were unable to attain a meeting with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, or, it seems, any members of his cabinet (it is still possible they'll meet with Likud's Miki Eitan, Minister of Improvement of Government Services). The snub appears to be prompted by the quintet's … [Read more...] about Bibi Refuses To Meet With American Representatives
REMEMBERING RFK
Senator Robert F. Kennedy died on this date in 1968 at the age of 42. He was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles the night before. He had just won the California Primary for the Democratic Nomination for President. Coming just two months after the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this date probably marks the end of true “liberalism” in … [Read more...] about REMEMBERING RFK